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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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